Good Shepherd Of My Soul

Good Shepherd of my soul
 Come dwell within me.
 Take all I am and mould
 Your likeness in me.
 Before the cross of Christ
 This is my sacrifice:
 A life laid down
 And ready to follow.
 The troubled find their peace
 In true surrender.
 The prisoners their release
 From chains of anger.
 In springs of living grace
 I find a resting place
 To rise refreshed,
 Determined to follow.
 I'll walk this narrow road
 With Christ before me
 Where thorns and thistles grow
 And cords ensnare me.
 Though doubted and denied
 He never leaves my side
 But lifts my head
 And calls me to follow.
 And when my days are gone
 My strength is failing
 He'll carry me along
 Through death's unveiling
 Earth's struggles overcome
 Heav'n's journey just begun
 To search Christ's depths
 And ever to follow.